Madden ’13 to Feature Tebowing
The Madden NFL line of video games is known for trying to be as realistic as possible. Past versions have delivered gamers player injuries, touchdown dances, the ability to choose how brutal a tackle can be, and a franchise mode where the gamer can control aspects such as parking and concession prices. Seldom has EA Sports, […]
Bryce Harper to Retire from MLB
Bryce Harper, the crown and jewel of the Washington Nationals, has decided to hang up his cleats after a tumultuous three week long tenure in professional baseball. Harper, 19, made the announcement at a press conference held at his new condo at an assisted living facility in Chevy Chase, Maryland on May 16th. “The time […]
3 “Marriages” That Should Be Banned Instead
On Tuesday, voters in North Carolina approved Amendment 1, which amends the state constitution to make civil unions and other forms of domestic partnerships popular with homosexual couples unrecognizable by the state (same-sex marriage is already outlawed). And even though Obama finally came out in support of gay marriage (let’s remember that this is the […]
Mon Dieu! Hollande Unseats Sarkozy
Yesterday, current president of France Nicolas Sarkozy lost his bid for reelection as he was defeated by Socialist challenger Francois Hollande by a margin of 51.62% to 48.38%. Hollande originally defeated Sarkozy 28.63% to 27.18% in an election held on April 22. Because neither candidate received a majority of votes, a run-off election was held. […]
Nationals Phenom Bryce Harper Has Promising Debut
Bryce Harper, the 19-year-old, highly touted prospect, made his major league debut on Saturday, April 28th. He went 1-3 with a double and an RBI off of a sacrifice fly in a 4-3 Nationals loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Harper, the number one draft pick in 2010 at the age of 17, had […]
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2: Update
UPDATE: Nintendo released more information regarding the upcoming Pokemon releases, Black and White versions 2. It has been confirmed that the games are direct sequels to the original Black and White games. Although they will still be set in Unova and will retain the three starter Pokemon (Oshawott, Tepig, and Snivy), the games will feature […]
American Reunion Review
American Reunion is the best movie I’ve seen so far this year. No, seriously. It’s outright hilarious, as one would expect from a movie of the famed American Pie series. But it also succeeds where the previous three (we are not counting those horrendous spin-offs) movies have failed (or succeeded to a much lesser extent) – […]
Jack Gillespie’s “21 Jump Street” Review
Movies based on television shows are not known to be particularly revered among the general populace. Just within the last few years we’ve seen the second-rate Bewitched, the boring The A-Team, and the absolute affront to humanity MacGruber. Even the successful ones bring about mixed criticism (The Simpsons Movie). Given this mediocre track record, I […]